Image copyright Getty Images US presidential front-runners, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, have continued their winning streaks, taking Arizona. The issue of immigration loomed large in the south-western state, the biggest prize in the latest round of contests. Polls showed that Mr Trump's anti-immigration message resonated with the state's conservative voters. With Arizona's growing Latino population, Mrs Clinton continued her success by courting minority voters. Keeping his campaign in the race, Democrat Bernie Sanders decisively won caucuses in two smaller states, Idaho and Utah. The Utah Republican caucuses were won by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. He also received a welcome boost with the endorsement of former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who pulled out of the race last month. Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC News North America Reporter Image copyright AP Image caption Democrat Bernie Sander held a large rally in California on Tuesday Hillary Clinton and Donald … [Read more...]

5463138 Recently I embarked on an extremely difficult task and that was to determine who was the worse Secretary of State, John Kerry or Hillary Clinton. It was such depressing and loathsome research that I decided to expand my investigation further into the past into other more interesting Secretaries of State, who were perhaps not quite so controversial but who had run into some difficulties, as it were. I made an astonishing discovery. I found who was, by far, the worst secretary of state this nation has had in its 240 + years. His name was Thomas Jefferson. He was also our first Secretary of State, and he was appointed by our first and greatest President, George Washington. One might be able to offer a defense of his generally reprehensible behavior as our nation’s first chief diplomat by offering the excuse that he didn’t have a precedent, but any moral and honorable man would have managed to at least remain loyal to the man who appointed him to his office, much less a … [Read more...]

“The President has issued an extraordinarily serious and specific charge,” Weintraub said in a statement that she tweeted on Friday. “Allegations of this magnitude cannot be ignored.” The voter fraud “scheme” Trump describes would “constitute thousands of felony criminal offenses under New Hampshire law,” she noted. She concluded, “I therefore call upon President Trump to immediately share his evidence with the public and with the appropriate law-enforcement authorities so that his allegations may be investigated promptly and thoroughly.” Weintraub’s comments came after reports that Trump, during a private meeting with former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and other senators, insisted voter fraud is the only reason that both he and Ayotte lost the state in November. Specifically, Trump alleged that “thousands” of Massachusetts residents traveled to New Hampshire to vote illegally, Politico reported. Fergus … [Read more...]

Donald Trump has an unorthodox method of presidential communication (Twitter), the sensibilities of a New York insult comic, and a Manichean—and high-octane—worldview in which critics are dismissed as “BAD!” or “SAD!” or purveyors of “FAKE NEWS.” All of this was known before the president took aim at a U.S. District Court judge in Seattle -- who put a stay on his immigration ban -- and then criticized the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing oral arguments on the case. Yet Trump’s tweets on this matter were universally denounced in apocalyptic language by elites of both parties, legal scholars, and the media. Trump’s own choice for the Supreme Court, speaking on behalf of judges everywhere, termed the president’s judiciary-bashing “disheartening” and “demoralizing.” Not to question the sincerity of Trump critics or Judge Neil Gorsuch himself—there’s too much impugning of … [Read more...]

SAN FRANCISCO — A United Airlines pilot was removed from a plane bound for San Francisco International Airport after a bizarre rant about politics and her divorce, reports CBS station KPIX in San Francisco. It happened Saturday before United Flight 455 left from Austin, Texas. The pilot got passengers’ attention when she boarded the plane in her street clothes. “She shows up dressed like a civilian and asks to us to take a vote to see whether she should change into her uniform or fly as is,” said Pam O’Neal, who was aboard the flight. Passenger Randy Reiss tweeted, she “asked if we were ok with her flying like that… then says ‘sorry I’m going through s(sic) divorce.’” She then used the plane’s overhead PA system to rant about President Trump and Hillary Clinton — calling them both “a–holes” and then ranting about her divorce. That’s when passengers began tweeting to United to get a … [Read more...]

Since attending her husband's inauguration, Melania Trump has stayed out of the spotlight — and largely out of the White House. The first lady's involvement in her husband's new and bustling administration has been limited since her appearance at the January inauguration. Instead, she has opted to remain in New York with the pair's son, Barron, 10, where they will continue to reside through the end of the school year. In the meantime her duties have, at times, been filled by Trump's daughter, Ivanka, who accompanied her father to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware last week to pay respects to a Navy SEAL killed in a weekend raid in Yemen. The first lady did, however, attend the Red Cross Gala last Saturday in Mar-A-Lago with her husband. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet a marching band as they arrive at Trump International Golf club to watch the Super Bowl LI between New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in West Palm Beach, Florida on Feb. 5, … [Read more...]

" class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm" data-type="text" data-reactid="19"> Alec Baldwin, the scourge of Donald Trump, returned to host Saturday Night Live for the 17th time. Once again he puckered his lips, donned a blond wig and launched into his impersonation of the president. There has been little love lost between Donald Trump and Alec Baldwin for months, with the actor’s cruel imitation during the campaign infuriating the billionaire businessman." class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm" data-type="text" data-reactid="22">There has been little love lost between Donald Trump and Alec Baldwin for months, with the actor’s cruel imitation during the campaign infuriating the billionaire businessman. The mockery was savage. In a parody of one of the campaign debates, Baldwin ridiculed Mr Trump’s mannerisms and in one sketch he stalked Hillary Clinton around the stage with the theme music from Jaws playing in … [Read more...]

Paul Krugman Talks 2016 Race, Donald Trump on 'What'd You Miss' (08/16/16) Today on 'What'd You Miss?' Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discusses the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's agendas, the state of the global economy, and the impact of monetary policy. 'What'd You Miss?' co-hosts Joe Weisenthal and Scarlet Fu get you caught up on the mos
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Paul Krugman with Gillian Tett: The State of the Economy As one of the world's leading economists, Professor Krugman's work as an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times has so often explained in clear and concise terms the economic issues that affect us all — especially in these times of global uncertainty. As we head towards the election, hear his views
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Paul Krugman Attacks Bernie Sanders Paul Krugman has a new article in the New York … [Read more...]

left right Beyonce performs at a campaign concert for U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 1/2 left right File photo: Singer Adele arrives at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 15, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo 2/2 LOS ANGELES The Grammy awards are shaping up to be the ultimate showdown between pop's two biggest female stars as Beyonce and Adele go head-to-head for song, record and album of the year on Sunday.
Despite 62 total Grammy nominations and 20 awards, Beyonce, 35, has never won the coveted album of the year, despite topping the charts with all six of her studio records. With nine nominations, many fans are hoping Beyonce will overcome her Grammys' curse with "Lemonade," the personally and politically charged album many believe to be about the artist's troubled marriage to rapper Jay Z, layered with themes of black and female empowerment. … [Read more...]

As reality has set in among Hillary Clinton's fanbase after the 2016 presidential election, so have a host of negative emotions — including sadness, betrayal, and rage. If you're in that boat, it can't be easy to sit with those feelings. But given that a) Donald Trump's victory isn't up for debate and b) your job and your family are still depending on you to be a functioning human being, it's important to deal with those feelings productively. We consulted Susan A. David, a psychologist at Harvard Medical School and the author of "Emotional Agility," about how to handle your post-election emotions. The most important thing to remember is that whatever you're feeling at the moment is okay — it's all about what you choose to do with those feelings. Here are David's top three tips for anyone who's feeling overwhelmed. 1. Get as specific as possible about what you're feeling It's crucial, David said, to "get to a space where we can label emotions in an honest way." … [Read more...]

During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly hit at the role of federal government in education, arguing instead for increased local control of schools. He has also hinted that the Department of Education should be abolished. "A lot of people believe the Department of Education should just be eliminated. Get rid of it. If we don't eliminate it completely, we certainly need to cut its power and reach," he wrote in his book "Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America." The education department was created in 1979 through the Department of Education Organization Act passed by Congress. The department's main functions include administering federal assistance to schools and enforcing federal education laws. It seems Trump does indeed have the constitutional ability to shutter the department for good, assuming he has the support of Congress. "It would of course require another act of Congress to eliminate the United States Department of Education," Harvard legal … [Read more...]

As a liberal who voted for Hillary Clinton, whose friends and family are all liberals who voted for Hillary Clinton, I’m not exactly happy about the 2016 election, but I’m trying to stay optimistic. A few reasons for hope: 1) We're going to face America's biggest problem head-on. The problem isn’t Donald Trump: it’s Donald Trump voters. A huge part of America feels left behind. A huge number of Americans are either bigots or people who are willing to associate with bigots. Perhaps you were hoping those people would just disappear. I was: that a long-enough string of progressive leaders would spread education and liberal values and make America good enough that they would fade away. Still, that option had its own perils, and anyway we're stuck with a different path. Instead, liberals will be forced to confront the ugly truth and deal with it head-on. We’re going to have to reach out to people who don’t share our values and work with them. … [Read more...]

Republicans in the House of Representatives hope to offer President-elect Donald Trump an alternate plan to his proposed US-Mexico border wall, a first test by lawmakers from his own party of one of his key campaign promises. Just a day after Trump's stunning election victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, congressional aides told Reuters the lawmakers wanted to meet with Trump's advisers to discuss a less costly option to his "big, beautiful, powerful wall." The plan would involve more border fencing and additional border staffing with federal agents, many of whom belong to labor unions that supported Trump's candidacy, the aides said. Double layers of fencing would be extended along parts of the roughly 2,000-mile border, rather than constructing a brick-and-mortar wall, according to the proposal. A House Republican aide and a Department of Homeland Security official said a wall was not realistic because it would block visibility for border agents and cut through rugged … [Read more...]

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton offered her concession Wednesday afternoon after losing the election to now President-elect Donald Trump earlier in the morning. "Last night I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country," she said. "This is not the outcome we wanted or worked so hard for." The former secretary of state, senator, and first lady of the United States told supporters in New York City that she felt "pride and gratitude" for being the first female major-party presidential nominee in US history. "And you represent the best of America," she told supporters. "And being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life." "I know how disappointed you feel because I feel it too," she continued. "And so do tens of millions of Americans." She said the loss was "painful, and it will be for a long time," adding that the election "was about the country we love." "We must accept this result and look toward the future," she … [Read more...]

On Wednesday, Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered her concession speech after losing the US presidential election to Donald Trump in "the biggest upset in modern political history." "This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for, and I'm sorry we did not win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country," she said. "But I feel pride and gratitude for this wonderful campaign that we built together." She spoke of her hopes for a successful Trump presidency, and for a United States that continues to come together to "keep advancing the causes and values we all hold dear." Clinton then took a moment to address young people at the start of their careers. She said: "To all of us, and to the young people in particular, I hope you will hear this — I have, as Tim [Kaine] said, I have spent my entire life fighting for what I believe in. "I've had successes and setbacks and sometimes … [Read more...]

Donald Trump’s threat to “see you in court” after a bid to to reinstate his controversial travel ban was defeated for a second time, was dismissed by one of the senior litigators in the case." class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm" data-type="text" data-reactid="14">Donald Trump’s threat to “see you in court” after a bid to to reinstate his controversial travel ban was defeated for a second time, was dismissed by one of the senior litigators in the case. “We’ve seen him in court twice, and we’re two for two,” said Washington state Attorney General, Bob Ferguson. Within moments of the unanimous ruling handed down from a three judge panel in the ninth Circuit US District Court, Mr Trump dispatched a furious tweet about the ruling. “See you in court, the security of our nation is at stake”, he tweeted in block capitals. SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE! — … [Read more...]

Nigel Farage has branded Barack Obama a "loathsome creature" and said the election of Donald Trump is a "big opportunity" for the UK. The former Ukip leader also joked about Trump groping Theresa May while he tried to "schmooze" her for trade deals, telling a radio station: "He loves our country." Trump was elected on a hard right political platform, pledging mass deportations of undocumented migrants and saying he would ban Muslims from travelling to the United States. Obama was criticised by Brexiteers after he intervened in the EU referendum debate, warning that the UK would be "back of the queue" for any trade deal. "That Obama creature – a loathsome individual who couldn’t stand our country. He said he’d be at the back of the queue, didn’t he? And Americans don’t use the word queue, they use the word line. So it was all a Dave and George stitch-up," Farage said in an appearance on TalkSport radio. "What was interesting was that Trump said … [Read more...]

Stocks across Europe closed deep in positive territory on Wednesday, rallying back from an initial crash as the shock of the fact that Donald Trump is the next president of the United States. All of Europe's biggest bourses were significantly down soon after the European open, crashing lower thanks to the uncertainty that a Trump presidency brings to the markets. Trump and his economic positions are seen as far less predictable than those of Hillary Clinton, and do not always follow party orthodoxy. As such he is perceived as more of a political risk than Clinton, causing the huge reactions in the markets overnight, which have continued into European trade. While a Clinton victory would've likely boosted stocks a bit, J ohn Higgins, chief markets economist at Capital Economics argued earlier that a Trump win would pull things in the "opposite direction." Despite crashing in early trade, stocks in Europe rallied in the afternoon, gaining quickly after the US markets opened at … [Read more...]